MONTREAL-In a venue that is no stranger to classic title fights, though of a different kind, the light heavyweight title will on the line on Saturday at Bell Centre in Montreal (9:45 PM EST, HBO).
Undefeated champion Sergey Kovalev (28-0-1, 25 KO’s) will put his belt on the line against challenger Jean Pascal (30-3-1, 17 KO’s). The fight will take place in friendly territory for Pascal, a Haiti native who settled in Canada at the age four in Laval, Quebec, just outside the city. Pascal is 23-2 fighting in Montreal.
One of those losses came to Kovalev on March 14 at the same venue of Bell Centre.